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PHILADELPHIA – The Bloomsburg University women's basketball team used a 26-11 run late in the second half to rally from behind and pull away in the final minutes for a 71-59 victory at the University of the Sciences in Bobby Morgan Arena on Sunday afternoon in non-conference play.
 
The victory is the fourth consecutive triumph for the No. 20 Huskies (4-1) while Sciences falls to 1-3 overall.
 
Bloomsburg led in the early going, taking a 24-21 advantage on a 3-pointer from Taylor Maldonado (Stroudsburg/Allentown Central Catholic) at the 10:10 mark of the first half. The Devils launched a 14-4 run, however, to lead by as many as seven points (35-28) before Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) and Taylor Kaminski (Philadelphia/Archbishop Wood) combined for baskets before the end of the first half to cut the deficit to 35-32 at intermission.
 
The Devils led by five at 44-39 following a layup from Isabella Ross with 14:13 left to play.
 
That's when the Huskies turned the tide.
 
Maldonado and Kaminski drilled 3-pointers on back-to-back trips down the floor to give the Huskies their first lead of the second half with 13:22 remaining.
 
A pair of free throws from Brianne Traub gave the Devils the edge at 46-45, but Maldonado responded on the other end with another jumper for the 47-46 Huskies lead – and the visitors would never trail again.
 
Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) hit from long range and another defensive stop led to a bucket from Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) for a 52-46 Huskies lead. Another three from Kaminski stretched Bloomsburg's advantage to double digits for the first time at 65-55 with 2:50 remaining as the Huskies took control of the contest.
 
Bloomsburg used hot shooting to take over in the second half, hitting on 14-of-27 shot attempts from the floor after intermission, finishing at over 45 percent for the game (28-62).
 
The Huskies found success both inside and out on Sunday – Bloomsburg outscored the Sciences 30-14 in the paint while also registering nine shots from beyond the arc after a 191-game streak with at least one 3-pointer was snapped in Tuesday's win over No. 11 Edinboro.
 
Simmons and Kaminski each had career days with Simmons scoring 17 points with six rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes while Kaminski chipped in with 14 points, also a career-high in scoring.
 
Maldonado again reached double figures with 12 points while Sadowski tallied her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Brianne Traub led all scorers with 23 points along with 10 rebounds for the Devils.
 
The Huskies return to PSAC East action on Dec. 6 with a trip to East Stroudsburg.
 
GAME NOTES: The Huskies won the battle of the boards by a 39-32 margin … Both teams finished with 17 turnovers …. Bloomsburg held the Devils to just 7-of-24 shooting from the floor during the second half … Simmons bested her previous career high of 15 points set on Nov. 20, 2011 vs. Edinboro while Kaminski bettered her previous best of 10 points scored in last year's NCAA Tournament win over Virginia State.